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The basic skills of takeoff and land- ing, as well as advanced maneuvers such as RNAV SIDS, STARS and ap- proaches, can be chair f lown first. Next, be prepared for the direst emergency on your very first takeoff or approach. In Part 121 we consider engine fires, engine failures, a stall (misconfigurations, loss of correct air- speed indications, microbursts, etc.), controllability (rudder hard-over, run- away trim) and wind shear as a few of the real attention-getters. Think back to the times in which your skills as
a pilot were tested and be prepared for a similar problem right out of the gate. Remember to fly the airplane first above all else. After an hour or two in the local area, make some contrails and head for the Great Lakes.
Michigan Hand Geography
Michigan is called the Wolverine State, Great Lakes State or the Winter Wonderland. The state’s name origi- nates from the Ojibwa Indian word mishigamaa, meaning “large water.” The Upper and Lower Peninsulas were connected in 1957 with the con-
The Drummond Island Airport splits the golf course.
struction of Big Mac, the Mackinac (Mack-in-awe) Bridge. The mitten- shaped state of Michigan is instantly recognizable on any globe, sectional chart or first-graders crayon-drawn map and its shape is visible from space. A pilot would be hard-pressed to get lost while flying over the Wolverine State – even from lower-than-orbit alti- tudes. The acronym B-R-A-S-H is used to remember the major mountain peaks in the Cascade Range: Baker, Rainier, Adams, St. Helen and Hood. Similarly, H-O-L-S-E-M can be used for the Great Lakes: Huron, Ontario, Lake Superior, Erie and Michigan.
If you ask someone where they live in the state, expect an immediate and casual demonstration of the Michi- gander hand-pointing ritual. And they will tell you that only residents are permitted to use their hand as a geo- graphic reference by pointing to cities, lakes, islands and airports. It’s a state ordinance, edict, superstition or some- thing. Advanced hand-geography in- cludes using the palm of the left hand, held with the thumb up, as the U.P.
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